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Author Cowan, John, 1932-

Title On becoming an innovative university teacher : reflection in action / John Cowan
Published Buckingham ; Philadelphia, PA : Society for Research into Higher education & Open University Press, 1998

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Description xi, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series SRHE and Open University Press imprint
SRHE and Open University Press imprint.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. What is Meant in Education by 'Reflecting'? -- 3. What Does Reflection Have to Offer in Education? -- 4. Is There a Methodology You Can and Should Follow? -- 5. What Can You Do to Encourage Students to Reflect? -- 6. What is Involved for Students in Analytical Reflection? -- 7. What is Involved in Evaluative Reflection? -- 8. How Can You Adapt Ideas from My Teaching, for Yours? -- 9. How Should You Get Started? -- 10. How Can Such Innovations Be Evaluated? -- 11. Where Should You Read about Other Work in This Field? -- A Postscript: Final Reflections
Summary This unusual book begins each chapter by posing a question with which college and university teachers can be expected to identify; and then goes on to answer the question by presenting a series of examples; finally, each chapter closes with 'second thoughts', presenting a viewpoint somewhat distinct from that taken by John Cowan. This book will assist university teachers to plan and run innovative activities to enable their students to engage in effective reflective learning; it will help them adapt other teachers' work for use with their own students; and will give them a rationale for the place of reflective teaching and learning in higher education
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references ([159]-163) and index
Subject College teachers -- Training of.
College teaching.
Educational innovations.
Experiential learning.
Reflection (Philosophy) -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Teaching -- education.
Author Society for Research into Higher Education.
LC no. 98009787
ISBN 0335199933 (paperback)
0335199941 (hardcover)